Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc
Section 14 of the Religious endowments act, 1863 deals with persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc. Any person or persons interested in any mosque, temple or religious establishment, or in the performance of the worship or of the service thereof, or the trusts relating thereto, may, without joining as plaintiff any of the other persons interested therein, sue before the Civil Court the trustee, ma The Act came into force on 10 Mar 1863.
Any person or persons interested in any mosque, temple or religious establishment, or in the performance of the worship or of the service thereof, or the trusts relating thereto, may, without joining as plaintiff any of the other persons interested therein, sue before the Civil Court the trustee, manager or superintendent of such mosque, temple or religious establishment or the member of any committee appointed under this Act, for any misfeasance, breach of trust or neglect of duty, committed by such trustee, manager, superintendent or member of such committee, in respect of the trusts vested in, or confided to, them respectively;
Powers of Civil Court.--and the Civil Court may direct the specific performance of any act by such trustee, manager, superintendent or member of a committee,
and may decree damages and costs against such trustee, manager, superintendent or member of a committee,
and may also direct the removal of such trustee, manager, superintendent or member of a committee.
Section 14, The Religious endowments act, 1863 (Act 20 of 1863).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 5
- Charitable and Religious Trusts Act s. 10 Power of Courts as to costs in certain suits against trustees of charitable and religious trusts
- Court-Fees Act s. 7 Computation of fees payable in certain suits
- Karnataka Court-Fee and Suits Valuation Act s. 44 Suits relating to public matters
- Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959 (No.10 of 1960) s. 47 Suits relating to public matters
- Uttar Pradesh Muslim Waqfs Act s. 63
Questions about Section 14
What does Section 14 of the Religious endowments act deal with?
Section 14 of the Religious endowments act is headed "Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc". Any person or persons interested in any mosque, temple or religious establishment, or in the performance of the worship or of the service thereof, or the trusts relating thereto, may, without joining as plaintiff any of the other persons interested therein, sue before the Civil Court the trustee, ma
How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Religious endowments act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Religious endowments act 14, section 14 Religious endowments act, section 14 of the Religious endowments act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 14 of the Religious endowments act, and has it changed?
5 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 14 of the Religious endowments act come into force?
Section 14 of the Religious endowments act, cited as Religious endowments act 14, came into force on 10 Mar 1863, having been enacted on 10 Mar 1863. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 10. Vacancies to be filled247 words
- 12. On appointment of Committee, Board and local agents to transfer property204 words
- 5. Procedure in case of dispute as to right of succession to vacated trusteeship200 words
- 21. Cases in which endowments are partly for religious and partly for secular purposes197 words
- 4. Transfer to trustees, etc., of trust-property in charge of Revenue Board194 words
- 6. Rights, etc., of trustees to whom property is transferred under section 4169 words
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